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The writer is seen here at the Alamo in October 2016. (Photo provided by Kat Sorensen)

Life

Tangled up in Blue: Remember the Alamo

One of my favorite photos of myself was taken by a kind, Southern stranger outside of the Alamo.…

News

King fishing in south peninsula streams closes

King salmon fishing will close Saturday until July 15 in the Anchor and Ninilchik rivers, in Deep Creek,…

This still released by Disney and Lucasfilm shows Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) and Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) in “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” (Photo by Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm Ltd.)

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Internet trolls ruin ‘Solo’ for everyone else

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ “George Lucas destroyed my childhood.” If you’ve never heard that particular complaint, then…

Opinion

Letter to the editor: Thanks to soccer supporters

The coaching staff, players and parents of the Kenai Central High School boys and girls soccer teams would…

Opinion

Letter to the editor: Thanks to SoHi After-Grad supporters

Once again, our incredibly generous community has risen to great heights in support of our youth. It is…

News

Man allegedly starts fire in Soldotna park bathroom

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the Soldotna Police Department responded to the incident.…

News

Pioneer Potluck: About bears and people

Driving from Anchorage to Nikiski I was “bombing” along in my old green L.T.D., radio blaring, arm out…

Opinion

Op-ed: Trump plays in the swamp, too

Let’s give President Donald Trump his due: He’s right when he refers to Washington as “The Swamp.” It…

Opinion

What others say: Protests need to have a purpose

The original message Colin Kaepernick was trying to send in September 2016, when he first knelt during the…

Sports

Ostrander earns all-district award for running, studies

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, was named Tuesday to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-District…

Opinion

Editorial: Tell your stories in the Clarion

The Peninsula Clarion is looking for writers who want to share their funny stories, wisdom, observations or advice…

Opinion

Op-ed: NFL and DPRK

Why are the NFL and North Korea similar? You guessed it: Neither will tolerate not standing for their…

Opinion

What others say: Tariff on imported newsprint could wring local news

Until recently, most people probably didn’t have tariffs on their minds. It was widely reported the Trump administration…

Opinion

Op-ed: Let’s call the whole thing off

The Nobel committee will presumably be disappointed, but President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korea dictator Kim Jong…

Opinion

Editorial: Mississippi doctor suggests smokers pay for road repairs

Reducing Mississippi’s smoking rates while improving the state’s roads and bridges sounds like a proposal that’s too good…

FILE - In this Aug. 1943 file photo, a bugler sounds taps during a memorial service while a group of G.I.s visit the graves of comrades who fell in the reconquest of Attu Island, part of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. May 30, 2018 will mark the 75th anniversary of American forces recapturing Attu Island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain from Japanese forces. It was the only World War II battle fought on North American soil. (AP Photo, File)

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Soldiers recall carnage of Alaska WWII battle 75 years later

ANCHORAGE — William Roy Dover’s memory of the World War II battle is as sharp as it was…

News

State juggles Medicaid payments to stretch out funding

The state will juggle payments to health care providers for the next five weeks, delaying some payments and…

Life

Who’s that woman?

I am going to brag a little this time! We traveled to Fairbanks at the first of the…

Opinion

Op-ed: The NFL isn’t through

It took two years, boycotts by fans, declining TV ratings, growing alarm among advertisers, a drop in the…

Sports

No. 7 seed Palmer wins Southcentral baseball title

In a wacky Southcentral Conference baseball tournament in Homer, one trend was solid — power gravitated to the…